Unit 1/2: All Our Relations Flashcards
What should and should not be done when acknowledging land?
- Acknowledgments should not be asked of the Indigenous Peoples who land it is
- the person delivering the acknowledgement should make it meaningful and it should contain a personal commitment
- try to outline what you or your organization are doing beyond the acknowledgment
- use it as recognition and understanding of colonialism and its impacts
What is the mythical “Indian princess” stereotype?
It originated from Sacajawea and other native woman scouts who are portrayed as compliant and helpful to US government spies like Lewis and Clark, and to fur traders and explorers. Usually they are the portrayed as daughters of tribal chiefs.
example: Pocahontas is a symbol of Eurocentric values and norms as she leaves her tribe to become Christian = tool of colonialism
What does the 1982 constitution act lack?
It does not define “Indian,” Inuit, or Metis. Depending on sources and time period these terms will be used in different ways.
What does section 6 of the Indian Act define?
It identifies two categories of status Indians: 6(1) and 6(2), both are full status, there is no half.
What is a 6(1) versus 6(2) Indian?
6(1) is a person who has both First Nations parents.
6(2) is a person who has one First Nations parents and one that is not.
However, if a 6(2) Indian marries someone non-Indigenous, their children will not have status. Therefore it only takes two generations to lose your status.
Up until when did women lose their status if they married someone non-Indigenous?
1985
What is the Social Ecological Model?
Shows the circular process of how the knowledge and understanding of the natural world, sharing this knowledge, and creating a relationship of universal stewardship will promote biodiversity
Summarize the teachings of “The Spider”
demonstrates how in web of life everything is connected = what happens to one thing will happen to another therefore destruction has larger impacts on everything it is connected to
What is the basis of spirituality of Indigenous peoples?
The belief that all objects are living and we all have a right to exist and occupy the earth
What does “all our relations” mean?
It means all the flora and fauna they are related to. All our genetics and DNA are all related from a First Nation perspective.
How are the 4 seasons important to the Anishinabe?
They would follow the circle of seasons and move accordingly in a way that could be plotted on a map and predicted.
What is Dagwaagin and when did it happen?
In early fall: families travelled by canoe to rice lakes and marshes to harvest wild rice. They picked late chokecherries and early cranberries, hunted ducks and geese, stored food for winter and prepared for winter such as trapping and setting out fish netting
What was Biboon and when did it occur?
In winter: families broke into small groups and went to winter cabins in the forest. This allowed the game in the area to sustain each group. Men hunted while women preserved meat and made clothing etc. This time was also used for telling traditional stories.
What was Zigwan and when did it occur?
In spring: families moved to the sugar bush where they met with friends and relatives. This time was for catching up and greeting while making maple sugar. They hunted wild pigeons, fished through the ice, would trap fur bearing animals, and made birch bark canoes
When was Niibin and when did it occur?
In summer: they planted gardens and moved back to the summer village. Men fished and hunted while women planted crops, gathered berries and other plants, and everyone visited friends and had ceremonial feasts and dances. Many games like lacrosse were played.
